Okay, I'll go ahead and call the meeting to order.

This is the Marion County Commissioners meeting.

My name is Joseph O'Connor.

I'm the president of the county commissioners.

We're in room 260 of the city county building.

It is August 19th, 2025, approximately 2 05 p.m.

And I will start off with introductions from my colleagues on my left.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Um everybody.

I am Milo Eldridge.

I serve as the Marion County Auditor and happy to serve as the secretary for the commissioners.

Thank you.

Good afternoon.

I am Marion County Treasurer Barbara Marins, also a member of the Board of Commissioners of Marion County.

Thank you.

The first order of those will be to approve the meeting minutes from the July 15th, 2025 meeting.

Do we have any additions or corrections?

No additions or comments.

I would move approval of the minutes.

Second.

Okay, we have a motion to approve and a second.

All in favor, please signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Pose, same sign.

Minutes are approved.

Has our guests arrived.

Are we good?

Are we getting meant to go ahead and change the order on the agenda?

Oh, okay.

That works best.

Yeah.

Sure.

Sorry, I'm blanking downstairs that the information is identified.

Oh, no worries.

We just started, so well, good morning.

Thank you all for allowing me to be here.

And uh Cam DeMoreau with the Association of Indiana Counties, um, the deputy legislative director there.

And this is Zach Hughes with SRI.

And um, we've we have a scholarship program that we award four recipients of scholarship to high school seniors every year, and um one of those requirements is having a family member within the county, uh, employed with the county.

Um and so T.R.

Gibson here is a senior at Franklin High School and on her way to Indiana State, and she's been heavily involved within her community, whether it be helping with charity events and helping organize school organizations.

So that's that's she's been a our winning recipient this year, and so we'd like to congratulate her with this check along with Zach Hughes and SRI.

Awesome.

Awesome.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

Thank you.

And so go ahead.

Uh maybe would be able to get up picture with some of you all and sure.

Before we do that, I do have a question.

TR.

Can you share with us some of the um activities or events that you have been involved and engaged in?

Yeah, yes, all is a lot.

We go out, we make blankets for them.

We just do a lot for people that we can help.

I like helping people.

We volunteer at churches a lot.

We sing in some choirs.

We even volunteered in some of the parades.

So yeah, we do a lot.

Um you'll be attending.

Sorry, go ahead.

No, I'm sorry.

We clean beaches in Gary and Deana.

We clean up, we clean parks.

Yeah, I'm pretty much involved in a lot of stuff.

Yeah.

And you'll be attending ISU in the fall or this month, probably.

Yes, um, Empire Beauty School also.

Oh, nice.

And you know you're gonna study at ISU.

Yes, I am.

I'm gonna I don't have a two thing.

What are you going to study at ISU?

Do you not be a thing?

Yes.

Nursing.

I'm sorry, nurse.

Nursing, yes.

Thank you.

Thank you for sharing it.

Congratulations.

Congratulations.

Do we want pictures now?

Yeah.

Or what do you think?

No, I was just gonna say let's complete the meeting, but we're already.

Thank you.

Congratulations to you.

We can go back to more than a couple, unfortunately.

Thank you.

Oops.

I took about five.

So hopefully one of them lets get on Zoom.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Yeah.

I think maybe we need to wait for it.

Thank you all very much.

Oh, yeah.

All right, back to our regularly scheduled agenda.

We have looks like a public hearing to receive comment in support of or opposition of the transfer of county owned surplus property.

Ryan, do you have a something?

Good afternoon, Commissioners.

Good afternoon.

Today DMD is requesting the transfer of 43 properties.

Yes, they are, I believe, all uh single family uh standard city lots.

I think a couple are double lots, but okay.

A couple double lots, but mostly single family lots.

And I do want to say just how appreciative we are of the continued uh partnership between DMD and the Marion County Treasurer and County Commissioners, and uh we are I think you guys are all familiar with the renewed land bank program.

You may have heard of our um vacant to vibrant program as which which is our new land bank program.

Um it's fairly similar to the to the old program, but we're bringing the management of the program in-house into DMD, um, which we think is gonna improve communication and improve just the the overall process.

So we're excited to continue to partner with you guys and and we would love to um you know if if it'd be something you'd want, we'd love to you know present uh and and give you guys uh an overview of the program if that's ever something you'd like to you'd like to have.

We'd we'd be happy to to provide that short presentation for you.

Okay, and can you tell me for what purpose the properties will be redeveloped?

What sure and I do apologize.

I woke up this morning uh with I think an ear infection or something, so I'm having a hard time hearing.

But um I uh the properties are uh generally uh intended to be redeveloped as single family homes for the most part.

We do have uh different sale programs that that will offer.

Uh we have a standard application that folks can apply for the properties, which would be uh to purchase a property for sale or or rent, and that would be to redevelop the property either by rehabbing an existing house or uh new construction and either uh selling it or or leasing the property.

We also have a affordable application which uh makes properties available to nonprofits focused on uh housing affordability and allows them to have a discounted rate where they would be able to uh redevelop the property and uh provide long-term affordability.

We also have a side lot program and a homestead uh application.

So the homestead application would be a 20% discount off the standard price, and it would it makes properties available for folks that want to put their blood, sweat, and tears into the into the house, fix it up and then and then live in it for no longer, no less than two years.

Uh but the side lot program is or the side lot application is available only for adjacent property owners, and uh it would be at the discretion of the our review committee to determine if that's the highest and best use for the property.

If it if it makes more sense to have that property be redeveloped as a single family house, then the review committee reserves the right to to uh deny the application for for um a side lot.

So in general, what would you estimate to be determined upon time for getting somebody's properties would be about what yeah?

Our our hope is for it to be, and we're still kind of uh we've just launched the program, so we're still um kind of getting up to speed, but I I think our hope is that it would be a three three to six month uh uh process from application to final disposition.

Part of that as well is is going to be that it has to go before our um we we send out notifications to registered neighborhood groups in the area to uh show registered neighborhood groups the the proposed plan and we want to give them time to to get back with us or get back to us with any comments or um recommendations and then uh we also uh at once once a property gets approved by our review committee and then goes on to the Metropolitan Development Commission for a final approval, then we are taking all the applications through a uh design review where the the application for new construction will be reviewed by our city architect uh to get an approval on the design of the of the new construction.

And I presume you've done to diligence you know about the condition of the properties that is a part of our process.

Uh yeah, we're we're working with uh title company to do um to do a title search on all the properties.

Um we're also making uh part of our process is to also look for encroachments or other issues that might be impacting the property.

Okay.

Any other questions?

I have a question.

Yeah, Mr.

Chair, and we'll bar to number 36.

Parcel number 704 6490.

Um the description listed as being Fisher Creek condominiums.

Is that like that's just one parcel 7046490 that would fall under or fall within the condominiums, or is that like uh more than one?

What does that look like?

Is that what's a good question?

I would have to look into that and I was just curious look at that specifically.

I can certainly get back to you and uh I don't know if uh Ryan, if you have any information on that specific property.

It's been a hot minute since I looked at the map unfortunately.

Um I could pull it up on map indie if like seeing the overhead would help.

I don't want to make a or maybe PVD.

What that looks like, with that section, I guess one block seed consists of if I can come and do the laptop I can map ED real quick outside of that uh side of number 36.

All of these are single or being like single, or I think Ryan is at like double for the most part.

I believe that is the case.

Like Ryan said, it it's been a little while since we've gone through the list, and I do apologize for that.

Um I know when we reviewed these a while back, we uh we did kind of a uh a drive-by to take a look at each of the properties and to uh kind of do some due diligence on the properties, and I believe that is the case that it they're mostly single family lots, uh maybe uh two or three uh double lots.

There are a couple, yeah, there are a couple double lots.

All of the ones that have improvements on them already are okay.

So it is a I actually know the the parcel.

Um this is a this is a parcel that does not have any condominiums built on it, as you can see it is uh this one of the cursor is on here.

Um I know about it because some of these condo owners have actually inquired about it for the abutting landowner program, but because their condos don't touch it, they're not eligible.

Thank you.

Thanks.

That's one more question that I have any more questions?

If not, looks like we have a resolution.

Yes, resolution.

Or we need a motion.

Oh, do we need to it is a public hearing, aren't we?

So just if there's any public to hear.

How do we proceed with do we ask if there's anyone from the public?

Anybody would like to speak.

I think we know the answer, but I guess I'll go ahead and ask is there anyone from the public that wants to speak on this uh agenda item?

Seeing or hearing none, I guess I'll entertain a motion.

Or is that good enough?

Council?

Yeah.

Okay.

I move approval of the resolution as presented to transfer the properties to the Department of Metropolitan Development Mets.

I'll second the motion.

Okay, we have a motion and a second.

All in favor, please signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Opposed, same sign.

Motion carries.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, Commissioners.

We appreciate it.

And and do let us know if if you would like to have a presentation on the Vacit the Fiber program.

Okay, great.

Thanks.

Can we have next month?

Maybe you could just do an overview then.

Yeah.

Yeah.

It looks like that concludes the agenda today.

Our next meeting is September 16, 2025 at in at 2 p.m.

in I assume the same room, which is room 260 of the city county building.

Seeing or hearing no no other business come before the board today.

I will entertain a motion to adjourn.

So moved.

We are adjourned.